Between 1991 and 1997 I had really serious asthma.

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I don't like people looking at me; I hate the attention.

I don't like people looking at me; I hate the attention.

Peace, unity and harmony!

Peace, unity and harmony!

People could see in me who I am now, an Olympic champ, the best in...

People could see in me who I am now, an Olympic champ, the best in...

I think the greatest amount of pressure is the pressure I place on myself. So...

I think the greatest amount of pressure is the pressure I place on myself. So...

I feel like I've reached an age where I can relax a little bit with...

I feel like I've reached an age where I can relax a little bit with...

I don't agree with everything Madonna's done but she is fearless.

I don't agree with everything Madonna's done but she is fearless.

The thing I do best is laugh.

The thing I do best is laugh.

My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000.

My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000.

You got to try and reach for the stars or try and achieve the unreachable.

You got to try and reach for the stars or try and achieve the unreachable.

With Alexander's cancer, I was definitely brought to my knees for the first time because...

With Alexander's cancer, I was definitely brought to my knees for the first time because...

I definitely do things on my terms, it may not seem that way but I...

I definitely do things on my terms, it may not seem that way but I...

I was running since I was 10. Since grade one at school people looked at...

I was running since I was 10. Since grade one at school people looked at...

I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a...

I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a...

This occasion is personally very meaningful and I hope to visit Korea again if I...

This occasion is personally very meaningful and I hope to visit Korea again if I...

I made my first Australian senior team when I was 16, first Olympics when I...

I made my first Australian senior team when I was 16, first Olympics when I...

I was going to shave it. It went in two parts. I got a bob...

I was going to shave it. It went in two parts. I got a bob...

I want to keep my private life private.

I want to keep my private life private.

I have time to breathe, time to be myself more often, I am a lot...

I have time to breathe, time to be myself more often, I am a lot...

I lie around the floor with my cats Billy and Jazz or watch DVDs with...

I lie around the floor with my cats Billy and Jazz or watch DVDs with...

I have a friend who, if she has a bad hair day, it affects her...

I have a friend who, if she has a bad hair day, it affects her...